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My Face

By: Thaisa Frank
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
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Thaisa Frank works with what the New York Times has called "a tantalizing sense of indirection," in this short work of surrealistic fiction, as she writes about a couple who begin to spin the most mundane topics into fantastical bedtime stories for one another. Their narratives reveal what neither will say to each other directly and end in a surprising admission of truth.

©1993 Thaisa Frank (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction
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The blurb for this story has been mixed up with another from Thaisa Frank called Stories We Began To Tell. I was therefore confused for most of it, which is not the author's fault, but having worked out the mix up, I still don't feel I understand the point of the story. It would be fine as the opening of a novel, but as a short story, it is lacking. I can't comment on the other short story, for which this has the blurb, as it is only 8 minutes long, but costs a credit!

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I don’t really get the point of this. It’s just ten minutes of misery with no actual story, delivered by a narrator whose voice is somewhat reminiscent of fingernails against a blackboard.

Best avoided.

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CW: Neurodivergent and Abusive Parents

This is an extremely dense and uncomfortable diamond of a micro story about being a child with an abusive and neurodivergent mother. It's spartan and rich with pain and emotion. As somone with abusive and neglectful parents and complex post traumatic stress disorder this hit different and really resonated with me. I had to listen to it twice back to back.

I've seen reviews talk question why this exists and that it's 'just' suffering and misery. I feel like I can see the experience and intent of the author and it is both the above and more than that. People make all kinds of art for all kinds of reasons, and it's OK for anything to be not for you. I have no intention of reading 'extreme horror' and other specifically upsetting and uncomfortable works, but I understand why they exist (and enjoy watching videos from those who do read them). Why have you done this? Is an interesting question to consider of an artist in relation to a work, but as a dismissive accusatory statement it is genuinely depressing.

Anyways, I really emotionally connected with this and thoroughly enjoyed it, even if it was not a pleasant experience, and will absolutely be checking out more of the author.

Bleakly Beautiful. This Hit Me Hard

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